When I sat down with the Funcom team at Summer Games Fest 2024 to see Dune Awakening they asked if I’ve “read the books”. We then had a spirited discussion about what I meant when I said “Yes, I’ve read ALL of the books”. Regardless of whether or
I’ve played plenty of cozy style games from Stardew Valley to Sims to Disney Dreamlight. However, nothing could prepare me for the announcement of Tales of the Shire. I was pumped from the get-go, I mean, come on… Hobbits in the Shire and you get to be one?! So
It’s hard breaking into the looter-shooter space. There are already some heavy hitters, and some high profile failures that will dissuade most developers from even trying. The most recognizable names like Destiny 2, Warframe, The Division 2, and the Borderlands series continue to dominate the space, and any cracks
It’s hard breaking into the looter-shooter space. There are already some heavy hitters, and some high profile failures that will dissuade most developers from even trying. The most recognizable names like Destiny 2, Warframe, The Division 2, and the Borderlands series continue to dominate the space, and any cracks
When I sat down with the Funcom team at Summer Games Fest 2024 to see Dune Awakening they asked if I’ve “read the books”. We then had a spirited discussion about what I meant when I said “Yes, I’ve read ALL of the books”. Regardless of whether or
I’ve played plenty of cozy style games from Stardew Valley to Sims to Disney Dreamlight. However, nothing could prepare me for the announcement of Tales of the Shire. I was pumped from the get-go, I mean, come on… Hobbits in the Shire and you get to be one?! So
I sat down with the Wizards of the Coast team to check out a very exciting new product they have for Magic The Gathering. That’s right, it’s time to battle it out in the shadowy world of your favorite Templars and Assassins in Magic: The Gathering – Assassin’s
There’s unexpected, and there’s unexpected. Hello Kitty was not the mascot I expected to be engaging with at Summer Game Fest, but then I played Island Adventure. Suddenly, what I expected was thrown out the door and replaced with surprise; surprise that underneath a brand some might dismiss
Remaking a classic game is a tricky proposition. When it’s a game with eleven entries spanning over 37 years, it gets even more tricky. What do you change? What do you keep? Do you update the combat to modern standards? What quality of life changes would you implement? The
Soulsy games are all the rage, eh? It feels like every game that looks neat is one, and most of them revel in killing me. Finding something unique and less… cheesy… isn’t always easy. I want to live, and if Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (henceforth referred to as
I remember playing Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz on the Nintendo Wii back in 2006, then played Step & Roll when the Wii Balance Board was gaining popularity. Then, we got dead silence from Super Monkey Ball until two remasters of Banana Blitz and the first two games that opened
